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Kevin Durant, Draymond Green

Warriors advance looking to build off strong first round

Kevin Durant drove coast-to-coast just before halftime for a monster two-handed slam. Klay Thompson swished a turnaround ...

Marcus Smart, Giannis Antetokounmpo

Horford, Smart lift Celtics over Bucks 92-87 for 3-2 lead

Al Horford has been the Celtics' quiet leader this postseason, and Marcus Smart might be the kindling Boston was missing in ...

Jason Heyward, Kyle Schwarber

Schwarber hits 2 HRs as Cubs beat Indians in Series rematch

The memories of winning a championship two years ago came flooding back for the Chicago Cubs when they arrived at Progressive ...

Royals send Perez, Gordon from DL to starting lineup

Salvador Perez carried his own suitcase up the stairs when he arrived home from a stint at Triple-A Omaha, never once ...

Kris Bryant

Cubs 3B Kris Bryant out of lineup vs. Indians after beaning

Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant is out of the lineup against the Cleveland Indians two days after being hit on the ...

Scott Frost

Nebraska takes 'baby steps' in 1st spring under Scott Frost

Reality hit Scott Frost upon his return to Nebraska as head coach. The Cornhuskers, physically, looked every bit like the 4-8 ...

Walker Buehler

Buehler! Top prospect shines in Dodgers' 2-1 win over Miami

Walker Buehler asked a reporter if he had anything in his teeth before the TV lights turned on. The Dodgers' prized prospect ...

White Sox RHP Farquhar 'progressing well' after surgery

White Sox reliever Danny Farquhar is talking to his doctors and family after surgery over the weekend to address a ruptured ...

Colin Kaepernick

Carroll: Seahawks still open to considering Colin Kaepernick

Pete Carroll said Monday the Seattle Seahawks have not closed the door on the possibility of adding Colin Kaepernick to their ...

Kris Bryant

LEADING OFF: Dodgers' Buehler makes 1st start, Bryant rests

A look at what's happening around the majors today: ___ START HIM UP Prized Dodgers prospect Walker Buehler makes his first ...

Corey Seager

Dodgers rally from 3 runs down to top Nationals 4-3

Although Cody Bellinger's fierce line drive drove in the tying run, it hit the center field wall so quickly that the throw ...

Ginobili, Aldridge help Spurs beat Warriors to avoid sweep

Ettore Messina was screaming at the Spurs, and Manu Ginobili loved it. Before Gregg Popovich, Ginobili played in Italy for ...

Guentzel scores 4 goals to lead Penguins to Game 6 clinch

Jake Guentzel dropped to his right knee and slid on the ice in celebration, not only for his second career postseason hat ...

A's lefty Manaea pitches no-hitter vs streaking Red Sox

Sean Manaea might've been the only person at the Oakland Coliseum who didn't realize he was still working on a no-hitter.

Hyun-Jin Ryu

Dodgers back Ryu with 3 HRs in 4-0 win over Nationals

Cody Bellinger's Bobblehead Night and Joc Pederson's birthday took a back seat to the night Hyun-Jin Ryu had. Ryu threw seven ...

Frederik Andersen, Patrice Bergeron

Maple Leafs beat Bruins 4-3, avoid elimination in Game 5

The Toronto Maple Leafs opened another 4-1 lead in Boston, and this time they held on. Just barely. Five years after blowing ...

Nikita Kucherov, Anton Stralman

Kucherov, Lightning beat Devils 3-1, end first-round series

The Tampa Bay Lightning understand what it takes to be successful in the Stanley Cup playoffs. "You need your best players ...

Goalie dubbed 'Hamburglar' guides Avs to Game 6 vs Predators

The third-string goalie nicknamed "Hamburglar" stole a game for Colorado in Nashville. No time for Andrew Hammond to revel ...

Backstrom scores in OT, Caps take 3-2 series lead on Jackets

Overtime came at the perfect time for the Washington Capitals. Outshot, outskated and outplayed by the Columbus Blue Jackets ...

76ers take control, top Heat 106-102 for 3-1 series lead

Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid certainly aren't acting like playoff first-timers, and JJ Redick provided the veteran leadership ...